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Award-winning, legendary guitarist Michael Schenker releases a new studio album entitled "Spirit On A Mission" in the UK on Monday March 23. Released by in-akustik, the album of all-new material features Schenker's Temple of Rock band - ex-Scorpions Herman Rarebell (drums) and Francis Buchholz (bass), ex-Rainbow's Doogie White (vocals) and Wayne Findlay (guitar, keyboards).

The new album features twelve 12 classic rock guitar-driven songs that highlight Schenker's distinctive and dynamic guitar playing, valiantly underpinned by the ferocious rhythm section of Rarebell and Buchholz, the same rhythm section that originally performed together on the Scorpions' 1979 album Lovedrive.

They say that age is no limit, so why should you have to be some young buck to follow your rock n' roll dream? Well in the case of Venrez frontman Ven, the answer is you don't. At the tender age of 55 this charismatic singer - who was first hassled into putting his voice down on record by a friend - decided it was time to get out on the road, walk the stage and hit the rock n' roll heights. Two albums, Sell The Lie and American Illusion, have found the band performing with the likes of Slash, Alice Cooper and Buckcherry, with new release Children Of The Drones set to continue that trend. Sea of Tranquility's Steven Reid quizzes the band's main-man for the details…

Dan Reed is pleased to announce the release of the new solo album "Transmission" on March 30th. Dan will also tour the UK with Danny Vaughn (Tyketto) through March and April 2015 – "Snake Oil & Harmony Tour".

News: IAN ANDERSON CELEBRATES JETHRO TULL WITH NEW SHOW – UK DATES ANNOUNCED

Progressive Rock pioneer Ian Anderson has announced 6 dates of a 2015 UK tour, titled 'Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera'. The shows will take place in September, with tickets on general sale from 9th March.

'Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera' honours that 18th Century English agriculturalist after which the band was named back in 1968.

The shows tell the story of the original Jethro Tull's life, reimagined as if in the near future and illustrated with Anderson's best-known material from the repertoire of the rock band Jethro Tull.

"Everything in the future is in reach, but the past was once our future" – John Lodge

Los Angeles, CA (February 25, 2015)--Esoteric Antenna, a label of the Cherry Red Records Group, is proud to announce the release of 10,000 LIGHT YEARS AGO, the new studio album by legendary MOODY BLUES member JOHN LODGE on May 5 in the U.S. and in Canada (with distribution via MVD Entertainment); and on May 4 in the UK. The title track, "10,000 Light Years Ago," will be released digitally on April 14.

WHITESNAKE RETURN WITH FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN FOUR YEARS - THE PURPLE ALBUM
Rock icons Whitesnake are set to return with their 12th studio album this spring. "The Purple Album" will be released in Europe on May 15th, the UK on May 18th and in North America on May 19th via Frontiers Music SRL. "The Purple Album" is a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale's time as the lead singer for Deep Purple's Mark 3 and Mark 4 studio albums.

The album is currently available for pre-order in various configurations on Amazon: a standard edition, a deluxe edition featuring 2 bonus tracks, 4 music videos and a Behind The Scenes featurette on the recording of the album and in a double LP vinyl format. Plans are also underway for a special limited box set edition with memorabilia and merchandise. All details will be announced soon.

Wishbone Ash, one of the most influential guitar bands in the history of rock, returns to these shores in April 2015 for the first leg of their Pilgrimage North America Tour. Following spring and fall tours in 2014 that featured the group's best-selling "Live Dates" album, this year Wishbone Ash will present classics spanning their 46-year career and showcase selections from their latest release, "Blue Horizon."

Tom DeLonge, formerly of Blink-182 (remember them?), recently made headlines for making strange comments concerning aliens, mind-control, and government cover-ups. He also asserted that he camped out near the infamous Area 51 and not only heard inexplicable bumps in the night, but also experienced three hours of lost time. He may even have been abducted by aliens. What's a guy to do once his biggest band's success lies in the past? Maybe the aliens will show him a new way to write catchy pop-punk tunes.

Look, I'm no Tom DeLonge, but I actually have my own Area 51 experience, one that I'd like to share in the following paragraphs. Don't worry: I haven't lost my mind, at least not any more than most of us have. I have, however, been to Area 51. But, to kill all the alien fun, it's just a nightclub, nestled in a dark and quiet section of Salt Lake City, Utah. If you'd like to know about my night there, read on!

ARENA, The Unquiet Sky, the 8th Studio Album produced by Simon Hanhart

Arena are please to announce that their new Studio album is available for Pre-Order from the band's website. All pre-orders will be shipped on 23rd March 2015, 1 month before the official release date.

From Clive Nolan: It was a combination of ideas - I had decided to base the album on a short horror story by M.R. James called 'Casting the Runes' - some people may have seen the old 1957 film version called 'Night of the Demon'. We were looking for an album title and John suggested 'The Unquiet Sky' even though he was unaware of my concept idea - as far as I was concerned, it fitted the mood I had in mind for the album

Still going strong some forty-odd years since they started out, Graham Gouldman remains the sole remaining founder member of the original 10cc but the current line-up does include guitarist Rick Fenn and drummer Paul Burgess, who have both been part of the touring incarnation since the 70's. This latest run of dates around the UK marked the fortieth anniversary of Sheet Music with a performance of the album in its entirety making up the first half of the show.

Interviews: Please Come Home… An interview with the Lonely Robot, John Mitchell

We've often entered the Frost(y) Arena of It Bites front-man John Mitchell, however with Lonely Robot, the singer and multi-instrumentalist has struck out on his own and released his debut solo effort Please Come Home. For Mitchell followers, like myself, there are many parallels to be drawn between this new album and much of his previous work and yet there's no doubt Please.. is different. A cohesive theme runs through all of the songs that make up this captivating piece of work, as do a number of recurring musical motifs. Add in a guest list which includes Steve Hogarth, Pete Cox, Nik Kershaw, Nick Beggs, Heather Findlay and Kim Seviour and there's little doubt that what Mitchell has created here will be one of the most talked about Progressive releases of 2015. Sea of Tranquility's Steven Reid starts tongues wagging…

Interviews: Devil Down with Twingiant - An interview with guitarist Nikos Maxis

Two albums and an EP into their time together and Phoenix, Arizona's Twingiant are burning ever brighter. Expanding on their Stoner Doomster Sludgy sound, the band's latest album, or should I say record and cassette, Devil Down finds TG seriously hitting their stride and broadening their horizons. Sea of Tranquility's Steven Reid discusses devils, line-up changes, cassettes and Van Halen with Twingiant guitarist Nikos Mixas…

Mimes On Rollercoasters™ - 3 is the third concept album based on The Adventures of Marcel and Mimi Mime. Continuing the saga, this album announces the birth of their first child, Maxine. As the music unfolds, you soon discover that all is not well in paradise. Mimi is suffering unusually intense postpartum depression. Marcel on the other hand, recently released from prison, is trying to become adjusted to life on the outside, but at the same time is very confused by Mimi's odd and sometimes psychotic behavior. One thing's for sure; they both love their new baby girl to the ends of the earth.

Heavily influenced by the great Progressive Rock masters such as, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull and Yes, Mark delivers something for everyone in this latest work, yet still ties the ten brand new selections together with that unique Mimes On Rollercoasters™ sound.

We're only nineteen days into the New Year and already there's a tour with a killer line up rolling through the country, many of the dates sold out before Christmas! This truly is a 'Hairy Metal' tour, SoT ventured into the cold night air to experience some Viking hospitality.

Edinburgh, Scotland outfit Vantage Point have long been impressing people with their theatrical take on Maiden-esque Metal. So when the opportunity arose to finally see them in the flesh, Sea Of Tranquility's Steven Reid whisked himself off to Scotland's capital for a "Demonic Dinner Dance". However what wasn't expected was that catching the powerful quartet would result in the SoT staff writer stumbling headlong into the local Metal-core (and so much more) scene in the process. Here's a lowdown of the five acts who graced the Opium Bar stage...

The 'Prepare For Hell Tour' is the first major tour to roll through the UK in 2015 and let's be honest what a scintillating line up it is. Two big league heavy hitters , survivors from the Nu-Metal movement and one new kid on the block vying for their place in the echelons of the fickle world we call the music business, SoT took the plunge and ventured into the pit.

Blaze Bailey (Wolfsbane & Ex- Iron Maiden) celebrates the 15th anniversary of the release of his album Silicon Messiah this year. At this year's SOS Festival in July he'll be playing the whole damn thing live, to kick off this celebration Blaze played to an invited audience of about 20 people in the intimate surroundings of Castle Rock Studios and SoT were there to witness it.

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